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Comparison Of Teacher-Directed And Student-Directed Methods Of Using Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring Feedback In Psychomotor Gymnastics Skills Of Ninth-Grade Girls., Carla Margaret Crippen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM), using teacher-directed diagnosis of feedback in promoting achievement in girls gymnastics as compared to using Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM) with student-directed use of feedback. Focusing on performance objectives in four areas of girls' and women's gymnastics - the balance beam, the uneven parallel bars, the vault (horse), and tumbling - a measurement instrument was constructed, and feedback methods were used to enhance student learning.

A computer-assisted evaluation program, Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM), was adapted to the structure of the psychomotor instrument. This was a pioneer …

A Curriculum For Death Education In The High School Family Life Program, Karrin J. Lewis

All Graduate Projects

The intent and purpose of this study was to develop curriculum, resources, evaluation and teacher preparation for a death education class, and to teach that curriculum as an elective, semester class for high school students at Washington High School in Tacoma, Washington, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of such a class becoming a regular part of the high school family life program.

Personality And Social Structural Influences On Attitudes And Social Relations Of Japanese Scholars In America And Japan, Fumie Kumagai

Doctoral Dissertations

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An Exploratory Content Analysis Of Creative Thinking In Elementary School Science Textbooks For Grades One, Three, And Five., Anthony Thomas Rinaldi

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the content of textbooks for levels one, three, and five of six elementary science series to determine the extent to which the development of creative thinking skills was emphasized.

Decision-Making: A Model For Optimization Of Input-Output Relationships In Urban Compensatory Education Programs., William G. Webster Sr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to develop a model for (1) statistical analysis of arrays of input in urban Compensatory Education programs, and (2) prediction of optimum arrays of such input as an adjunct to decision-making in future program formulation. The ultimate purposes of the research engaged in were: (1) improvement of administrative and curricular strategies in urban education by elimination of effort-duplication and expenditure-duplication; and (2) development of a statistical device with applicability to both decision-oriented and conclusion-oriented research for ongoing program improvement.

School Morale And Self-Esteem Involving Adolescents With Learning Disabilities, Ted E. Barrett

Master's Theses

A student's cognitive achievement may be facilitated or repressed by various elements that constitute his affective character; his feelings, attitudes, and expectations form a substantial relationship with achievement. Rather than limiting themselves to evaluating those cognitive areas that relate with various measures of achievement, the administrators and staff members at the New Community School (NCS) have specified a desire to investigate and measure both the attitudes toward school and the self held by their attending students. Within the domain of educational evaluation, greater significance is being accorded to the students' values, interests, and attitudes(Lockwood 1973). In keeping with such considerations, …

Science Education Conference : Focus, Primary School Science : 22nd June 1976, Mount Lawley Teachers College

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Predictive Validity Of Various Criteria Relative To The Academic Achievement Of High Performance Students., Ann Murray Feiber

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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Status Study Of The Elementary School Principalship In Louisiana., James Herman Smith

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Bscs: Human Sciences Program And Existing Scienceprograms According To Achievement, Attitude, And Process Skills In Selected Sixth-Grade Classrooms In Baton Rouge, Louisiana., Donna Conner Ashmead

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Undergraduate Curriculum And The Subsequent Professional Involvement Of Selected Instrumental Music Education Graduates Of Louisiana State University., James Forrest Choate Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Problem-Solving In Eighth-Grade Mathematics., Lawrence Houston Davis

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of A Mathematical Education Model On Self-Esteem Of Male Prison Inmates., George Alexander Roundtree

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Objective Evaluation Of English Composition., Marjorie Mcgowan St. Amant

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Women In Higher Education In The State Universities Of Louisiana., Sallye Starks Benoit

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Interaction Analysis And Changes In The Self-Concept Of Student-Teachers., Catherine Marie Dill

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Cognitive And Attitudinal Interactions In Seventh-Grade Mathematics., Guy W. Johnson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Attitudes And Perceptions Of Men And Women In The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service About Their Administrative Mobility In The Organization., Bobbie Batchelor Mcfatter

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Perception Of The Role And Status Position Of The School Business Official In Louisiana., Gwynn Lance Shamlin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Preparation For Career Decisions By High School Students: A Comparative Evaluation Of The Career Development Courses In East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana., Helen Ruth Logan Wilson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Lesley College Undergraduate Catalog (1976-1977), Lesley College

Lesley Course Catalogs

1976-1977 Course Catalog published by the Lesley College. Original volume available for browsing in the Lesley University Archives.

A Multi-Sensory Curriculum For Young Children : [A Paper] ..., Mary Barbara Stark

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Since many educators and philosophers, including Montessori and Piaget, advocate training of the sense as a prerequisite to formal learning, and since two ERIC searches failed to turn up such research it was decided to test out it the use of a multi-sensory curriculum does influence the achievement level of young children.

A Study Of Relationships Between Job Satisfaction And Personality Needs Of College Student Volunteers At Indiana State University., Emanuel T. Newsome

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Descriptive Study Of The Self-Concepts Of Selected Urban Geriatric Populations, Christine Eleanor Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979

An investigation was made of the relationship between personal factors of selected urban geriatric populations in Dade and Broward Counties, Florida and t he self concepts of the subjects as measured by scores on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale. Subjects under study were one hundred fifty-nine men and women volunteers over the age of sixty who were participants at the eight Senior Centers of Dade County, Ida Fisher Junior High's Community School, or Broward Community College's Services for the Elderly Program. The instrument used to obtain the personal factors information (senior center, birthplace, ethnic group, sex, marital status, age, religious …

Enrollment Projection, Instructional, Noninstructional Implications And Alternative Uses For Vacant Or Unused Facilities In Decreasing Enrollment School Districts., Frederick A. Wentworth

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The study was an attempt to identify some of the problems associated with declining enrollment within selected California School Districts.

A Comparison Of An Extended Individualized Reading Instructional Program With The Regular Reading Instructional Program And Its Effects Upon Reading Skills Of Selected Black Junior High School Students Who Areunderachieving In Reading., Lily Burn (Titer) Small

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the premise that if a reading program is based on individual interest, those individuals participating in the program will be motivated to read and will make greater gains in vocabulary skills, comprehension skills, and total reading skills than those taught by a non-individualized approach. The research undertaken fer this study utilized thirty-nine, Black, seventh grade students who were underachieving in reading. These subjects were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and two control groups.

The analysis of covariance procedures were used to measure gains in vocabulary achievement, comprehension achievement, and total …

An Investigation Of Eighth Grade Pupils' Understanding Of Quantitative Concepts From United States History Textbooks, Harold Lee Bush

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PROBLEM: The problem of this study is to determine the extent to which eighth grade students understand quantitative concepts expressed in United States History textbooks.

PURPOSE: This investigation was conducted to explore the types of quantitative concepts found in eighth grade United States History textbooks, the students' understanding of these concepts, and the relationship between their understanding of these concepts and the variables of math achievement, reading achievement, and grade point average.

PROCEDURES: Two hundred sixty-three students from twelve eighth grade classes in three neighboring school districts were given a Test on Quantitative Concepts designed by the investigator. The students …

A Study Of The Attitudes Of Public School Teachers Toward Instructional Television In American Samoa, Logoleo Tele'a V. Faleali'i

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to provide evidence of institutionalization of ITV in the public schools of American Samoa. According to Evans, attitudes of users of innovations, such as ITV, provide evidence of institutionalization. This study proposed, in congruence with Evans' theory, to survey the attitudes of public school teachers toward ITV in American Samoa.

PROCEDURES: The descriptive method was used to conduct the investigation of teacher attitudes toward lTV. The research was limited to a survey of the attitudes of all elementary, secondary, and contract teachers in American Samoa. The questionnaire was designed to sample teacher attitudes …

Job Satisfaction Of School Superintendents In California., Richard Fairchild Cochran

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of job satisfaction of school superintendents in California. Additional purposes were to determine the differences in job satisfaction of elementary, secondary and unified school superintendents; to identify and quantify factors of the work environment which contribute to and detract from job satisfaction; and lastly, to compare variations in school superintendents job satisfaction related to age, experience as a superintendent, size of school district, location of school district, school district assessed valuation, socio-economic status of community and percent of non-white students in the school district. The need for the study …

The Effectiveness Of Contacting Nonattending Adult Students As Measured By Return Attendance, Dropouts And Reenrollment, Ralph Leland Moody

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem: To determine the relative effectiveness of four methods of contacting non-attending adult students with an invitation message to return to class. The four methods used to contact students were (1) personally, (2) by telephone, (3) by letter, (4) no contact (control).

Purpose: The major purpose of this study was to analyze (1) the proportion of classes students attended after being absent and then being contacted by a volunteer, {2) the dropout rate of students after being contacted by a volunteer, and (3) the reenrollment rate of students after being contacted by a volunteer.